Southampton man seriously burned from igniting gas fumes while working on his car

SOUTHAMPTON - A Southampton man was seriously burned Monday afternoon when gasoline fumes ignited as he was working on his car in his garage.

Fire officials told CBS3 Springfield, the media partner to The Republican and Masslive.com, that the accident happened at about 3 p.m. at 104 Fomer Road.

The man, whose name was not disclosed, was working on his car when fumes from a gas line ignited. He was able to put out the fire by himself before firefighters arrived, but he suffered serious burns, officials said.

He was taken to Baystate Medical Center and then transferred by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

It is the second serous burn injury in Hampshire County in three days. On Saturday, Jennifer M. Driver-Nelson of 41 Marshall St. suffered critical burns when her bathrobe caught fire in a backyard fire pit. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital but died the following day.